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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What date was Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, executed?
(a) June 30, 1553.
(b) February 23, 1554.
(c) November 4, 1551.
(d) March 11, 1555.

2. When Mary did not deliver by the end of May, what did she believe?
(a) God was punishing her for failing to sufficiently punish heresy.
(b) God was punishing her for failing to provide clemency to heretics.
(c) God was punishing her for failing to marry when she was a young woman.
(d) God was punishing her for failing to adequately provide for the poor.

3. After Philip left to help Charles V in his wars, what did Elizabeth do in order NOT to incite Mary's anger?
(a) Study music.
(b) Leave court.
(c) Learn Spanish.
(d) Attend mass.

4. Whom did the public want Queen Mary to wed?
(a) Stephen Gardiner.
(b) Roger Ascham.
(c) Edward Courtenay.
(d) William Cecil.

5. According to Weir, Charles V did not want Philip of Spain in England while what?
(a) Thomas Wyatt lived.
(b) Elizabeth lived.
(c) Jane Grey lived.
(d) Edward Courtenay lived.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened on Elizabeth's journey back to London at Queen Mary's request?

2. After the rebellion was stopped in London, how did the queen's councilors view its creation?

3. What rumor circulated in early May, 1555, about Mary giving birth?

4. How did Mary feel about her husband Philip of Spain, according to Weir?

5. Why did Philip of Spain intend to stay in England only one week?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the councilors undecided about what they should do with Elizabeth, and what choice did they eventually make?

2. What was Philip's behavior and feeling toward Mary, and why is it significant?

3. What choice did Mary make after Philip was excommunicated?

4. How did Mary want to deal with Elizabeth regarding Wyatt's rebellion, and why is it significant?

5. Why did Thomas Wyatt and a group of men meet in November, 1554, and why was it significant?

6. Why was the Protestant rebellion squelched by Mary, and what did it signify for her councilors?

7. What was Mary's state of mind at the end of her life?

8. Why was Mary reluctant to execute Jane Grey, and what was the council's response?

9. What was the purpose of the Counter-Reformation, and what did it do?

10. What was Mary's state of mind after Philip left ,and what was her attitude toward Elizabeth?

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